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Modern-day slavery
A look at modern day slavery around the world.
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[WATCH] FBI rescues 84 minors, arrests 120 human traffickers
FBI agents in the US rescued 84 minors and arrested 120 human traffickers, 27 of whom were women.
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South Africans urged to change perception around human trafficking
A21 says the Global Slavery Index currently lists nearly 250,000 South Africans as enslaved.
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City of Joburg vows to clamp down human traffickers
Joburg Public Safety MMC Michael Sun says the city is adamant on rescuing other young women being held against their will in such operations.
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Four women rescued from suspected human traffickers in Randburg
Joburg Public Safety MMC Michael Sun says two men suspected of running the trafficking ring have been arrested.
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Hawks try to link SA criminals to Malaysia traffickers
An SA woman was brought home safely yesterday after she went to the Asian country with a group under the pretence of taking part in a beauty competition.
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'We treat a victim as a genuine person'
Police Minister Fikile Mbalula says all leads are being investigated after a South African woman was rescued from a human trafficking syndicate amid questions over whether her story may be false.
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Police Minister expects more arrests in human trafficking case
A 24-year-old woman who was rescued from a sex trafficking syndicate in Malaysia is now in the care of police while the Hawks probe the matter.
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[WATCH] SA woman falls prey to human trafficking scam
Princess Mahlangu, who was lured to Malaysia for a modeling competition she entered on Facebook, has been safely returned home after being kept against her will with 14 other women.
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Trafficked SA woman back home safely
Princess Mahlangu was lured to Malaysia to participate in a modeling competition, which she entered through Facebook.
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Woman rescued from sex trafficking syndicate expected in SA today
The 27-year-old woman along with eight other victims were rescued from a hotel room in Malaysia where they were being held captive by their handler.
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SA woman among 9 rescued from Malaysia’s alleged trafficking syndicate
The women went to Malaysia last week believing they were going to participate in a beauty pageant in Kuala Lumpur.
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Thai general, provincial politicians held guilty in major trafficking trial
The defendants, among them Myanmar nationals, are accused of smuggling and trafficking migrants on the Thai-Malaysia border.
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Salvation Army appeals for help to look after rescued young people
The more than 200 young people were rescued on Tuesday by the Gauteng Social Development Department after being left stranded in a house in Akasia.
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Salvation Army to house 220 youths rescued in Tshwane
The Social Development Department says it rescued the 220 young people in Akasia on Tuesday morning.
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220 youths rescued from suspected human trafficking ring in Tshwane
It’s understood the large group had been living at a house owned by a man who collected R300 from them.
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[LISTEN] There is a lot of human trafficking taking place in SA
Police are investigating an apparent widespread human trafficking ring in Johannesburg after a 19-year-old Free State man escaped.
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Police probe Gauteng human trafficking ring
A 19-year-old man says he and his twin sister were paid to travel to Johannesburg from their Kroonstad home in the Free State, the twins were allegedly drugged and raped.
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17 to appear in court over alleged human trafficking
The suspects were arrested on Wednesday after a woman escaped the brothel they apparently operated and gave a tip-off to police.
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5 human trafficking suspects face court this week
Two of the accused also apparently extorted patrons at alleged brothels between 2012 and 2015.
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‘Fight against human trafficking cannot be won through one department’
Gauteng Social Development Department says its efforts to work through an inter-departmental programme is already yielding results.
